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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 18, 2020

541 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $131.01/cwt ≈ $818/hd at 624 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.19/cwt +7.19 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 575 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.07/cwt +4.49 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 622 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 541 427 878
Feeder cattle 502 379 764
Slaughter cattle 28 48 83
Replacement cattle 11 — 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 2 163.00 $163.00 $468 —
382 382 2 154.00 $154.00 $588 -10.25
415–440 428 2 159.00–161.00 $160.03 $685 +0.36
450–482 470 6 148.00–157.00 $154.07 $724 +3.38
515–541 532 15 137.00–143.00 $140.45 $747 -0.85
560–589 585 7 132.50–135.00 $132.84 $777 -2.67
605–646 628 21 125.00–133.25 $131.68 $827 +3.47
667–697 676 7 128.00–132.00 $130.68 $883 +2.65
700 700 10 130.00 $130.00 $910 +1.46
775 value added 775 6 131.00 $131.00 $1,015 —
780–792 788 3 121.00–125.00 $123.68 $975 —
805–830 820 7 115.00–121.00 $118.85 $975 -2.15
870 870 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,009 —
907 907 2 113.00 $113.00 $1,025 —
972 972 8 118.00 $118.00 $1,147 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 134.00 $134.00 $563 -6.00
473 473 5 129.00 $129.00 $610 -8.94
565–590 581 19 119.00–129.00 $123.47 $717 -1.56
665–680 673 2 124.00–125.00 $124.49 $838 +5.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 126.00–136.00 $131.00 $373 ±0.00
335 335 1 131.00 $131.00 $439 +8.00
350–385 371 7 127.00–137.00 $132.32 $491 +5.88
406–447 430 22 128.50–134.00 $131.11 $564 +1.46
455–485 469 10 122.00–133.00 $128.74 $604 +3.02
505–535 523 21 119.00–126.00 $124.12 $649 -1.77
570–595 575 26 118.00–126.00 $122.19 $703 +7.19
602–643 622 26 115.00–119.50 $118.07 $734 +4.49
650–660 653 12 109.50–115.50 $114.20 $746 -0.30
838 838 5 106.50 $106.50 $892 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 120.00 $120.00 $336 —
300 300 2 120.00 $120.00 $360 -5.00
380 380 1 120.00 $120.00 $456 +3.81
410–440 423 4 115.00–124.00 $120.89 $511 +1.19
455–496 485 13 115.00–124.00 $117.46 $570 +3.04
578 578 3 121.00 $121.00 $699 +11.00
600 600 1 109.00 $109.00 $654 —
660 660 1 101.00 $101.00 $667 —
715 715 1 105.00 $105.00 $751 —
792 792 2 101.00 $101.00 $800 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 3 164.00–185.00 $174.87 $556 —
360–375 368 2 175.00–176.00 $175.51 $646 +13.01
404 fancy 404 7 170.00 $170.00 $687 —
413–442 426 15 145.00–166.00 $157.71 $672 -5.75
461–490 475 7 136.00–155.00 $147.26 $699 -2.54
500–545 517 14 125.00–145.00 $139.10 $719 +9.65
551–597 567 18 120.00–136.00 $128.78 $730 -2.29
614–645 624 29 127.00–133.00 $131.01 $818 —
680–699 696 6 122.00–125.00 $122.49 $853 +11.05
720–742 735 3 117.50–121.00 $119.86 $881 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 141.00 $141.00 $317 —
260–280 270 3 140.00–150.00 $143.33 $387 —
355 355 1 120.00 $120.00 $426 -16.00
415–440 431 5 130.00–137.00 $133.16 $574 -6.92
453–485 468 11 116.00–129.00 $126.39 $592 -4.05
535 535 1 120.00 $120.00 $642 —
585–598 590 10 114.00–120.00 $116.69 $688 -5.38
630 630 1 129.00 $129.00 $813 —
655–675 663 6 101.00–113.00 $107.60 $713 +7.60
700–745 723 4 102.00–119.00 $108.65 $786 —
760–770 765 2 92.00–119.00 $105.41 $806 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1515 1221 80-85% 18 48.00–59.00 $54.53 $666 -6.71
1230–1450 1371 80-85% 4 59.50–61.50 $60.75 $833 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1560 1555 75-80% 2 56.50–58.50 $57.50 $894 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 85-90% 1 42.00 $42.00 $393 -5.02

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1840 1840 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,638 —
1725–2170 1948 2 81.00–83.00 $81.89 $1,595 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1205 1205 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.